diff --git a/expenses_manager/Jenkinsfile b/expenses_manager/Jenkinsfile
index 48fe957..e756ba9 100644
--- a/expenses_manager/Jenkinsfile
+++ b/expenses_manager/Jenkinsfile
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ pipeline{
     agent any
 
     environment {
+        DEBUG = 'TRUE'
         DJANGO_SECRET_KEY = 'test-secret-key-for-ci'
         DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE = "expenses_manager.settings"
         PYTHONUNBUFFERED = "1"
@@ -33,7 +34,6 @@ pipeline{
                     cd expenses_manager
 
                     . venv/bin/activate
-                    export SECRET_KEY=$DJANGO_SECRET_KEY
                     venv/bin/pytest --cov
                 '''
             }
diff --git a/expenses_manager/expenses_manager/settings.py b/expenses_manager/expenses_manager/settings.py
index d1b1d8a..b85bcb2 100644
--- a/expenses_manager/expenses_manager/settings.py
+++ b/expenses_manager/expenses_manager/settings.py
@@ -158,7 +158,8 @@ DATETIME_INPUT_FORMATS = ["%d/%m/%Y %H:%M"]
 
 STATIC_URL = '/static/'
 STATIC_ROOT = BASE_DIR / 'staticfiles'
-STATICFILES_STORAGE = "whitenoise.storage.CompressedManifestStaticFilesStorage"
+if not DEBUG:
+    STATICFILES_STORAGE = "whitenoise.storage.CompressedManifestStaticFilesStorage"
 
 # Default primary key field type
 # https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/5.2/ref/settings/#default-auto-field